Deposit ID | 10002929 |
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MRDS ID | A015421 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Silvertone Mine |
Geographic coordinates: | -147.56963, 65.01356 (WGS84) |
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Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Relative position | 12 MILES NORTH OF FAIRBANKS |
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Country | State |
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United States | Alaska |
Commodity | Importance |
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Silver | Primary |
Gold | Primary |
Lead | Primary |
Antimony | Tertiary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Gold | Ore |
Jamesonite | Ore |
Host or associated | Host |
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Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
(1) | -147.56963, 65.01356 |
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Development status | Past Producer |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
Deposit size | Small |
Significant | No |
District name | Fairbanks |
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Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A015421 |
USGS MF-413 (A-2), LOC. 20
USGS BULL. 1246, P. 218.
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | A SERIES OF IRON-STAINED QUARTZ VEINS UP TO A FOOT THICK CUT DIORITIC ROCKS AND CONTAIN ARGENTIFEROUS GALENA, JAMESONITE, ALTERATION PRODUCTS, AND SOME GOLD. |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 01-JUN-1987 | Powers, M.T. (Huber, D.F.) | U.S. Geological Survey |